China to go it alone in building A-plants?

January 14, 1981

By WITH ANALYSIS FROM MONITOR CORRESPONDENTS AROUND THE WORLD

EDITED BY HILARY DEVRIES

Peking

China plans to build its own nuclear power stations without large-scale imports of foreign technology, a visiting US congressman said. Rep. Don Fuqua (D) of Florida, chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, said that Chinese officials had indicated China would rely on its own resources in developing its nuclear energy program. He added that no decision had been made on the scale of the planned prog ram.